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invasion of (someone's) privacy

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Definition of invasion of (someone's) privacy

: a situation in which someone fails to respect a person's right to keep certain personal information from being known
  • She felt that the guard's request to search her was an invasion of (her) privacy.

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invasion play

  1. : an act of invading

  2. : the incoming or spread of something usually hurtful

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someone play

  1. : some person : somebody

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privacy play

  1. : the quality or state of being apart from company or observation : seclusion

  2. : freedom from unauthorized intrusion

  3. : a place of seclusion

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